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New Delhi: The Sri Lankan cricket team defeated India by 32 runs in the second match of the three-match ODI series on Sunday. Sri Lanka's victory came after 1108 days against India, as they last defeated India in July 2021.
The first ODI of the three-match ODI series was a tie and now Sri Lanka has taken a 1-0 lead by winning the second ODI. This means that India will have to win the third and final ODI to level the series, which will be held on Wednesday, i.e. 7 August. In the third ODI, the Indian team captained by Rohit Sharma would like to maintain its 27-year-old record.
SL vs IND 3rd ODI: Team India would like to maintain the 27-year-old record
In fact, this is the first time since 2006 that the Indian team will not be able to win a bilateral ODI series against Sri Lanka. During India's tour of Sri Lanka in 2006, all three matches were no result due to rain and the series ended 0-0. Rohit Sharma and his team will now try to maintain their 27-year-old record, as India has not faced defeat in an ODI bilateral series against Sri Lanka since 1997.
India vs Sri Lanka: India lost the second ODI by 32 runs
In the second ODI match played between India and Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan team scored 240 runs. In response, the Indian team could only score 208 runs in 42.2 overs and lost the match by 32 runs. Captain Rohit scored a half-century in 29 balls. He scored the highest 64 runs in 44 balls in the match. Apart from him, Akshar scored 44 and Gill scored 35 runs.
Virat Kohli (14), Shreyas Iyer (7), KL Rahul (0), Shivam Dubey (0) all the players flopped. Sri Lankan leg spinner Jeffrey Vandersay trapped these stars in his net. In the match, Jeffrey took 6 wickets for 33 runs, while captain Charit took three wickets for 20 runs.
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